64 Notchback want's to be ridgeless

[Alaskan Extreme]

My dad had an old...something... that he use to bragg about. He said that back in the day they use to take the ridge off of the front hood some how so it was smooth? Is it possible to take the ridge and raised VW symbol bump off my Notcback hood? Or do they sell a fabricated hood that is already smoothed out?

[Major Woody]

Possible? Certainly. A bitch? You bet. Pretty simple too. Tack weld the hood to some sort of framework that will hold it in position but allow you to get at both sides. Nibble out enough of the skin in the raised area to bring the metal down flat. Bodywork the metal flat so the ridge is gone. Tack every few inches until contour is completely right. Use a filler piece in the front where the emblem area was. Shrink all the many tweaked spots. Finish welding and shrinking. Fill and block out both sides. A lot of work--good luck!

I know of a shop in Burnaby BC that will do your hood for you. I think they charge about $2200. Let me know if you need the reference.

[Denise Kern]

2200 to take out the ridge in the hood? dayum.. alaskan I think you might just wanna leave the ridge alone!!

DK!

[fknbrkn]

newbie?

[John Kelly]

Depending on the depth of the detail you might be able to hammer and dolly it as flat as possible then use a shrinking disc dozens of times to shrink the area back down where it was before the stamping operation. Click on the drastic shrinking album at the link below for an example (bottom of page):

http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?ownerid=9990093068868

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

[Denise Kern]

FKN- if that was for me to read you should just know that i don't have any money.. that is the reason for my shock... I have never bought a 2000 dollar hood for any car! that all..

DK

[Alaskan Extreme]

WOW... That looks complicated. I figured a little pounding and some bondo...presto ridgeless hood. I guess I'll take it in and have someone do it for me. Thanks

[rossmda]

hell send me the friggin hood, I can have it done in a day, you will have to take care of the painting of the metal though

[Alaskan Extreme]

ROSSMDA where are you at? Anywhere close to Monterey California? Let me know. We'll Talk.

[Kosmicride]

If your in monterey that is the problem for the high prices. Drag the hood down to Salinas to Abbott Street Autobody. Tell em scott wilde sent you.

[Alaskan Extreme]

I'm in monterey for 2-3 more weeks then I'm east coast bound (Georgia)Is this any closer? If not I can See what they can do for me in salinas. Thanks Bryan